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Also known as the ''labels for cash scam'' the Dry Cleaning Scandal was an international conspiracy whose origin is not provable, but is often rumoured as being [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago Chicago], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA USA], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth Earth], | Also known as the ''labels for cash scam'', the Dry Cleaning Scandal was an international conspiracy whose origin is not provable, but is often rumoured as being [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago Chicago], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA USA], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth Earth], during the late 1940's.{{Cite}}<ref><em style="color:grey;font-style:normal">What do you mean; ''citation?'' It's a rumour. What do you want? ''My mate told me?''</em></ref><ref><em style="color:green;font-style:normal">Slabcapedia is not a platform for spreading malicious rumour</em></ref><ref><em style="color:grey;font-style:normal">Look, everyone knows it was the Chicago Brujkowshi Brothers who started it</em></ref><ref><em style="color:green;font-style:normal">That is just slander - you have no proof of that statement!</em></ref><ref><em style="color:grey;font-style:normal">Your family came from Chicago, didn't they?</em></ref><ref><em style="color:red;font-style:normal">Hey!- the proper place for this is the discussion section</em></ref><ref><em style="color:grey;font-style:normal">Right!</em></ref><ref><em style="color:green;font-style:normal">Right!</em></ref>. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The dominance of man made fabrics coupled with improved manufacturing techniques meant that an increasing number of garments were perfectly suited to be cleaned in the water-using domestic automatic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washing_machine washing machines] which were becoming a standard fixture in American homes. In addition, the rapid increase in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laundromat Laundromats] meant that cheap cleaning was readily available to everyone. Realising they would soon be out of business, a group of | The dominance of man made fabrics coupled with improved manufacturing techniques meant that an increasing number of garments were perfectly suited to be cleaned in the water-using domestic automatic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washing_machine washing machines] which were becoming a standard fixture in American homes. In addition, the rapid increase in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laundromat Laundromats] meant that cheap cleaning was readily available to everyone. Realising they would soon be out of business, a group of 'family' owned dry cleaning shops and dry cleaning fluid manufacturers formed an illegal cartel whose sole aim was to entice or coerce clothing manufacturers to sew 'dry clean only' labels into their normally, water-washable products. Millions of dollars changed hands every year as dry cleaning organisations thrived. | ||
==Discovery== | ==Discovery== | ||
The scam was finally revealed when the price of clothes rose unilaterally after the dry cleaning industry collapsed in 2063 due to an advertising gimmick dreamed up by [[Louie Drago]]. As marketing director of [[IRAK]], Drago had decided to give away specially tuned [[Emti]]s which were designed to transport clothes from bathroom-style basket receivers, via a network of centralised steam rooms | The scam was finally revealed when the price of clothes rose unilaterally after the dry cleaning industry collapsed in 2063 due to an advertising gimmick dreamed up by [[Louie Drago]]. As marketing director of [[IRAK]], Drago had decided to give away specially tuned [[Emti]]s which were designed to transport clothes from bathroom-style basket receivers, via a network of centralised steam rooms<ref>usually attached to the waste heat output of electricity generation plants</ref> in order to eliminate creases, into the user's home wardrobes fitted with Emti receivers designed to filter out all dirt, stains and moisture. Cleaning clothes became as simple as throwing them away and the Emti became a household name. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 08:43, 24 April 2007
Also known as the labels for cash scam, the Dry Cleaning Scandal was an international conspiracy whose origin is not provable, but is often rumoured as being Chicago, USA, Earth, during the late 1940's.[citation ??][1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8].
History
The dominance of man made fabrics coupled with improved manufacturing techniques meant that an increasing number of garments were perfectly suited to be cleaned in the water-using domestic automatic washing machines which were becoming a standard fixture in American homes. In addition, the rapid increase in Laundromats meant that cheap cleaning was readily available to everyone. Realising they would soon be out of business, a group of 'family' owned dry cleaning shops and dry cleaning fluid manufacturers formed an illegal cartel whose sole aim was to entice or coerce clothing manufacturers to sew 'dry clean only' labels into their normally, water-washable products. Millions of dollars changed hands every year as dry cleaning organisations thrived.
Discovery
The scam was finally revealed when the price of clothes rose unilaterally after the dry cleaning industry collapsed in 2063 due to an advertising gimmick dreamed up by Louie Drago. As marketing director of IRAK, Drago had decided to give away specially tuned Emtis which were designed to transport clothes from bathroom-style basket receivers, via a network of centralised steam rooms[9] in order to eliminate creases, into the user's home wardrobes fitted with Emti receivers designed to filter out all dirt, stains and moisture. Cleaning clothes became as simple as throwing them away and the Emti became a household name.
References
- ↑ What do you mean; citation? It's a rumour. What do you want? My mate told me?
- ↑ Slabcapedia is not a platform for spreading malicious rumour
- ↑ Look, everyone knows it was the Chicago Brujkowshi Brothers who started it
- ↑ That is just slander - you have no proof of that statement!
- ↑ Your family came from Chicago, didn't they?
- ↑ Hey!- the proper place for this is the discussion section
- ↑ Right!
- ↑ Right!
- ↑ usually attached to the waste heat output of electricity generation plants